Corset-fastening



J. H. AUERBACH. CORSET FASTENING. APPLIC ATION FILED NOV. 27' 19l8- Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

JULIA H. AUEBBACH, 0F HDLLSE'WOGD, CALIFORNIA.

CORSET-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application filed November 27, 1918. Serial No. 264,394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIA H. Almanacs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollywood, in the county of Los Angeles and State of california, have invented new and useful Improvements in Corset-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a corset fastener and particularly pertains to a device for fastening and adjusting corsets, abdominal supports, gir lies and other garments in which opposed edges are to be connected together.

It is the object of this invention to provide a means whereby the edges of a corset or other garment may be adjustably connected together by broad belts or ribbons and by which the use of the ordinary lacing with its numerous eyelets may be obviated and a connection provided permitting of a quick and convenient application and re moval of the garment to which it is applied.

Another object is to provide a device by means of which the edges of a garment to be connected together may be adjustably fastened by a series of independent ribbons with each of the ribbons connecting opposed portions of the garment edges and returned upon themselves with their terminals extending in opposite directions in such fashion to avoid criss-cross or zig-Zag lacing arrangement.

A further object is to provide an attachment for the edges of a garment to be connected together embodying a series of elongated slots and ribbon engaging bars adapted to be permanently attired to the garment edge and securely held in place thereon.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the rear portion of a corset showing the lacing bars as applied and with the ribbons removed.

Fig. 2 is a detail in section as seen on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the manner of attaching the bar to the edge of the garment.

Fig. 8 is a detail in section as seen on the line 3-3 of Fi 1 showing the ribbon in place and illustrating the manner of returning the ribbon upon itself.

Fig. 1 is a detail in perspective illustrating the manner of connecting a pair of opposed ribbon engaging bars together.

Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of a portion of the ribbon engaging bar.

Fig. 6 is a detail in section and perspective showing the manner of fastening the ribbon engaging bar to the garment by rivets.

Fig. 7 is a front view illustrating the application of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a rear'view of same.

More specifically 10 indicates a corset or similar garment which may be of any suit able type or construction and having opposed edges 11 to be adjustably connected together. 12 indicates a flexible strip formed of metal or other suitable material secured to the corset on each edge 11 and extending throughout the length thereof, the strip being preferably formed in one piece as shown in Fig. 1. The strip 12 is formed with parallel slots 13 and 14 in pairs and a series of such pairs of slots are provided throughout the length of the strip.

These slots form the strip with a number of sets of parallel bars consisting of an intermediate bar 15 and side bars 16 and 17, and between each set of bars and at the ends of the strip plate portions 18 are formed which connect the ends of the bars and afford means whereby the strip may be readily and securely attached to the corset edge. In carrying out the invention the strip is preferably bent longitudinally and returned upon itself to position the side bar 16 rearward of and spaced from the intermediate bar 15 forming a channel 19 adapted to receive the corset edge and when the strip is arranged on the corset edge the bar 16 will be disposed on the inside of the corset and the bar 15 will be positioned on the outer face thereof. As a means for enabling the ready insertion of a ribbon 20 through the slots 13 and 14 the bars 15 and 17 are bent outwardly at their intersection with the plate portions 18 as indicated at 21 thus spacing these bars from the outer face of the corset. The strips may be secured to the corset in any desired manner but they are preferably attached thereto by means of tapes 22 which are passed through slots 23 and 24 formed in the plate portions 18 and stitched to the corset as illustrated in Fig. 2, the slot 28 being formed on the outer portion of the plate and the slot 24 formed on the inturned portion thereof. However, in some instances it may be desirable to fasten the strips on the corset by means of rivets in which event a rivet 25 may be passed through the bent plate por tions in engagement with the corset as shown in Fig. 6.

A strip 12 being positioned on each edge of the corset the sets of parallel bars and elongated slots will be adapted to be dis posed opposite each other as shown in Fig. 1. A separate ribbon 20 is provided for each set of bars and is passed back and forth through the slots to engage the op posed intermediate bars 15 from their opposite sides and position the end portions of the ribbon so that they will extend in opposite directions as illustrated in Fig. 4. By this arrangement by pulling the end portions of the ribbons in opposite directions the strips and corset edges may be drawn toward each other. 7

The ends of the ribbons may be secured in any desired manner. For example, they may be connected together by buckles 26 shown in Fig. 7, the ribbon being brought around the body and connected in front where the strips are mounted on the back of the corset. The ends of the ribbon need not necessarily be connected together, but may be secured to the corset if desired as shown at 27 in Fig. 7, buckles 27 being attached either directly to the corset or indirectly through an abdominal support or other fastening. I t

By the useof this invention a quick and substantial adjustment and fastening of the corset may be efi'ected and broad bands employed to connect the corset edges instead of? long lacings and numerous eyelets.

I claim:

1. A. corset fastening comprising a pair of flexible strips each of which is formed with a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending slots arranged in alined pairs and having ribbon engaging bars between the slots, the bars on one strip adapted to be arranged in substantially transverse alinement with the bars on the other strip when the corset is applied.

In a corset fastening, a pair of flexible strips each of which is formed with a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending slots, a series of said parallel slots being provided throughout thelength of each strip and the slots in one strip adapted to be arranged substantially opposite the slots in the other strip when the corset is applied,

and a ribbon passed through each opposed set of slots into engagement with the strips with its ends extending in opposite directions and by means of which the edges of the corset may be drawn toward each other.

3. In a corset fastening a pair of flexible strips, a series of sets of parallel bars ex tending longitudinally throughout the length of each of said strips, the bars on one strip rranged substantially opposite the bars on the other strip when the corset is applied, and a ribbon engageable with the intermediate bar of each opposed set adapted to draw the edges of the corset toward each other, a separate ribbon being provided for each of the opposed sets of bars.

4. In a garment fastening, a flexible strip formed with a series of sets of pairs of longitudinally extending elongated slots and havingapluralityofsetsofparallelbars"throughout the length of said strip, saidstrip being bent longitudinally and returned upon itself over the edge of the garment to position an outer bar on the inner side of the garment and dispose an intermediate bar contiguous to the edge of the garment on its outer face, the bars on one strip adapted to be positioned in transverse alinement with the'bars on the other strip when the garment is applied, and a separate ribbon engageable with each pair of opposed intermediate bars by which the edges of vthe garment may be drawn toward each other and serving as a connection between same.

5. In a garment fastening. a flexible strip extending substantially throughout the length of a garment, a series of sets of parallel longitudinally extending bars formed on said strip throughout its length, said bars comprising in each set an intermediate ribbon engaging bar and side bars spaced from the opposite edges of the intermediate bar, said strip bent longitudinally and returned upon itself over the edge of the garment to position one of the side bars on the in ner side of the garment and dispose the intermediate bars adjacent to the edge of the garment on its outer face, said bars on the outer face of the garment being bent outwardly and spaced from the garment, and means for attaching the strip to the garment at the ends of the strip and between the adjacent sets of bars.

JULIA H. AUERBACH. 

